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HarryT · 11-02-2014, 05:19 AM

Just finished "Trigger and Friends" by James H. Schmitz, edited by Eric Flint. This is the third volume in the collected edition of Schmitz's "Hub Federation" stories, and I bought it from Baen in Jan 2001.

An extremely enjoyable collection, consisting of a novel ("Legacy"), plus half a dozen shorter works, plus an interesting essay from Eric Flint describing how (and why) he edited the stories in the book, which is a fascinating insight into what editors actually do. Apparently Flint got a lot of flak from some people for having edited the stories, and here he explains why he thought the edits were necessary, and he gives the "before" and "after" versions of the text.

Highly recommended. Schmitz is a much under-rated author, to my mind.

11-02-2014, 05:19 AM	#21080
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Just finished "Trigger and Friends" by James H. Schmitz, edited by Eric Flint. This is the third volume in the collected edition of Schmitz's "Hub Federation" stories, and I bought it from Baen in Jan 2001. An extremely enjoyable collection, consisting of a novel ("Legacy"), plus half a dozen shorter works, plus an interesting essay from Eric Flint describing how (and why) he edited the stories in the book, which is a fascinating insight into what editors actually do. Apparently Flint got a lot of flak from some people for having edited the stories, and here he explains why he thought the edits were necessary, and he gives the "before" and "after" versions of the text. Highly recommended. Schmitz is a much under-rated author, to my mind. Last edited by HarryT; 11-02-2014 at 05:21 AM.